Skate.



PATENTED JULY 30, 1907.

E. H. BARNBY.

SKATE.

APPLICATION rILBn 001210, 1906.

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EVERETT H. BARNEY, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

SKATE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30, 1907.

Application filed October 10,1906. Serial No; 338,320.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EVERETT H. BARNEY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Skates, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements inskates.

An object of this invention is to provide a structure that will permitthe clamping member for the sole of the boot to be rotated into a planecoincident with the blade of the skate; also to provide a sole-plate ofsuch form that its clamping member, when moved into the plane of theblade, is prevented from further rotation. This result, broadly stated,is accomplished by rigidly securing to the blade of the skate asole-plate provided with oppositely disposed attaching ears for engagingthe opposite sides of the blade, and being so spaced from the bodyportion of the plate that the clamping member which is pivoted thereto,can be freely rotated into the aforesaid position; a further object isto provide a heel-clamp adapted for rotation about a fixed axis on theblade, and connecting means extending between the sole and heel-clamps,as fully set forth below. 7

1n the drawings forming part of this application, Figure 1 is a planview of my invention showing the rotatable clamping members for the heeland sole of the boot and rotated into the plane coincident with theblade. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3is a plan view of the skate showing the rotatable clamping membersturned to a position transverse to the plane of the blade, and showingthe sole-plate in full lines, which indicates the locking position ofthe same. Fig. 4 is a side view of the position of the parts as shown inFig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detailed perspective view of the sole plate showingin dotted lines the sole-clamping member that is pivotally securedthereto. Fig. 6 is a plan View of the circular socket for receiving therotatable stud of the heel-clamping member.

Referring to these drawings in detail, a designates the blade oftheskate, and b the supplementary blade that is secured to the ordinaryrunner by means of the post 0 shown in Fig. 4, but for the purpose ofthis description it is immaterial whether the improvements are secureddirectly to the blade a or to the supplemenattaching the same to theblade at by means of the rivets h, as shown in Fig. 2. These oppositelydisposed ears are bent into parallel relation with the under side of thesole-plate (1 so that a space i is produced between the upper side y ofthe ears 9 and the under side of the plate d. The purpose of this spaceis to receive the opposite ends of the sole-clamping member e when thesame is folded or rotated into the plane of the blade, this positionbeing indicated in Figs. 1 and 2.

A link 9' is pivoted to the clamping member e at a point laterallydisposed from the pivot f, as designated at f This link at its oppositeend is pivoted to a slidable member k and also pivoted to this slidablemember and the link j is a lever m, at the point m Slidably disposed onthe rear portion of the blade is a clamping element a for the heelportion of the boot, and extending betweenthis clamping member for theheel and the lever m is a rigid connection composed of the two threadedrods 0 and p with the turn buckle q having right and left-hand threadsfor engaging the inner threaded ends of the rods 0 and p, thisturn-buckle being for the purpose of varying the distance between theheel-clamping plate 1' and the clamping element a.

After the turn-buckle is properly adjusted to the size of the heel inuse, it is secured in place by a set-screw s, the sliding member k towhich the link j and the clamping-lever m pivoted, being mounted in thesame manner on the blade as the clamping member n, that is, by providinga slot, as tfor receiving pins t that are passed transversely throughthe oppositely disposed side members a of the slidable members is and nthat embrace opposite sides of the blade, these pins t being riveted tothe slides at their opposite ends.

Referring to the construction of the heel-clamp and the manner in whichthe same is supported on the blade, 1) designates ear piecessubstantially semi-circular in form at their center portions and rivetedor otherwise secured to the opposite sides of the blade. These earpiecesare arranged so as to coincide with the cut-out portion to in the blade.The opposite walls of the cutout portion are provided with inwardlyprojecting earpieces y designates a short cylindrical bearing piece,preferably constructed from some non-corrosive substance, as brass, andhaving an annular groove 2 on its periphery for receiving the inwardlyprojecting ears as, these ears preventing the cylindrical bearing piecefrom removal after assembling. The cylindrical bearing piece y isconstructed with upwardly projecting rectangular portions 2 that passthrough correspondingly shaped openings in the bottom of the heel-clamp1', the upper ends of these projecting portions being riveted to theheel-clamp.

In adjusting the skate to the boot of the wearer, the clamping lever mis placed in the dotted line position shown in Fig. 3, and thesole-clamping member 6 in the dotted line position shown in Fi 3, theheel-clamping member 1" being rotated to the transverse position shownin this figure. The turn-buckle q is then rotated so that the rearwardedge 3 of the slidable member n is brought against the forward portionof the heel, which determines the adjustment of the parts; the setscrew8 is then tightened, and by rotating the clamping-lever m to the fullline position shown in Fig. 3, the slides 7c and in move in oppositedirections with the consequent result that the heel-clamping plate n isforced against the forward edge of the wheel and the soleclamping platea is rotated to the full line position shown in Fig. 3, thus effectuallysecuring the skate to the boot.

When the skate is not in use, the parts are folded as shown in Figs. 1and 2, thus occupying a very small space, as shown.

What I claim, is 2-- 1. In a skate of the class described, a runner, asoleplate having oppositely disposedsecuring means, said securing meansbeing located'on opposite sides of the runner and spaced from the footportion of the plate, a sole-clamp pivotally secured to said platewhereby said clamp can be rotated into the plane of the runner and intothe space between the sole-plate and runner, as described.

2. In a skate of the class described, a runner, slidable members locatedat opposite ends of the same, a rotatable heel-plate, a sole plate, arotatable sole-clamping plate secured-to the under side of thesole-plate, said sole-plate having oppositely disposed ears forattachment to the runher and being spaced from the upper edge of therunner, operable means extending between the slidable members andconnected to the rotatable sole-clamping plate where by when theslid-able members are operated the sole-clamping plate will be rotated,and whereby when the skate is Witnesses Wu. H. CHAPIN, K. I. CLEMONS.

